The title really does a good job at saying what this one is about.

Chapters

(00:00) Intro

(04:34) Top Comments

(13:43) Bernarr MacFadden

(47:25) Straight Up Podcast Chat - Also come see us live.

Smedley Butler - author of "War is a Racket" - did a whole lot of war himself.

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(06:05) Top Comments

(12:15) Smedley Butler, the history part of the podcast

(49:29) Podcastin'

John R. Brinkley was an all-time quack doctor, famous for transplanting goat testicles into humans to cure pretty much anything...he also was a pioneer in country music, it's a long story.

Chapters

(00:00) Intro

(05:31) Top Comments

(17:00) John R. Brinkley

(49:40) Chittin' and Chattin'

This one is about whales. The title really says what you need to know.

Chapters

(00:00) Intro

(02:30) Top Comments

(15:08) Whales! Whales! Whales!

(17:30) Porphyrios - An Old Fashioned Sea Monster

(22:30) Old Tom the Helpful Orca

(28:15) The Original Shamu

(31:05) Orca Serial Killers, Port and Starboard

(36:02) The Exploding Whale of Oregon

(48:00) Chittin' and Chattin'

Rube Waddell, one of the craziest figures in baseball history.

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(05:41) Top Comments

(18:43) Rube Waddell

(01:03:23) Comedy Shows and Idle Chit Chat

This week we dive into the streetgangs of yesteryear. There's goofy french fighting, the real gangs of new york, and everyone has a silly name. Enjoy.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

03:04 Top Comments

12:55 Streetgangs of Yesteryear

14:09 Les Apaches: French street subculture

24:52 The Dead Rabbits Riot of 1857: The Real Gangs of New York

34:42 The Gopher Gang and other such silly names

39:56 40 Elephants: The Original Girl Bosses

46:33 Chit chat and stand up dates

The gang goes grave robbing. Enjoy.

Chapters

(00:00) Intro

(04:28) Top Comments

(14:32) Stealing Lincoln's Corpse

(22:51) King Richard II...not I

(27:16) Galileo Gives God the Bird

(31:12) Charlie Chaplin's Wife not Impressed

(35:57) Elvis Grave Conspiracy

(39:50) Black Market Composer Skulls

(47:24) Doctor Riots

(55:23) Idle Chit Chat

On this episode of Oddball History we go through popular medical remedies through history. The ancient greeks, romans, egyptians, random British people - you know, history.

Chapters:

(00:00) Intro

(04:45) Top Comments

(24:21) Ok, we're starting the topic

(24:24) Ancient Egypt: The Ebers Papyrus

(31:10) Ancient Greece: The Wandering Womb

(34:39) Ancient Rome: Gladiator Blood

(41:00) Dung-related Medicine

(44:52) Milk Transfusions

(49:56) Dead Whae Hotel

(54:38) Chit Chat/Comedy Stuff

Capital FUNishment: The Lighter Side of capital punishment. Join us this week as we go through some of the more colorful executioners in history.

Chapters

(00:00) Intro

(05:04) Top Comments

(17:42) Capital FUNishment

(18:18) Lady Betty: Irish Hanglady

(24:54) William Marwood: Teaching an old dog new tricks...murder tricks

(28:59) John C. Woods: American Hero/Liar

(37:23) Jack Ketch: The Babe Ruth of Unskilled Executioners

(42:43) John Thrift: The Tower of London Crier

(50:11) Strangulation Fun Facts

(55:02) Chit chat, stand up, fire stories

This week we dive into historic hell gigs. As comedians, we've all died on stage, but this group did it literally.

Chapters

(00:00) Intro

(05:49) Top Comments

(17:47) French Shakespeare Moliere

(26:56) Lions eat a band

(29:20) Lions also eat a Reverend

(40:38) World's smallest harmonica

(43:18) Nick Parkyakarkus aka Harry Einstein

(53:53) Honorable Mention: Siegfried and Roy

(55:21) Honorable Mention: Sam Patch the Yankee Leaper

(59:33) Chit chat and show dates